PMID: 30018679Jul 19, 2018Paper

Smoking cessation counselling training in the pre-clerkship curriculum of Canadian medical schools: A national survey

Canadian Medical Education Journal
Matthew LorangerAndrew Pipe

Abstract

Cigarette use is Canada's leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death. The Medical Council of Canada requires that physicians be able to address tobacco-use, however smoking cessation counselling (SCC) training remains largely neglected in the pre-clerkship curricula of many Canadian medical schools. Between July and October of 2015, Canada's 17 medical schools were invited to participate in an administrative survey: The Canadian Medical School Assessment of Smoking Cessation Counselling in the Pre-Clerkship Curriculum. Each was asked to comment on the presence of 28 tobacco-related topics in their curricula, including: time devoted to source material; year(s) of training during which medical students were exposed to related content; methods of teaching and examination; and, the attitudes, policies, and barriers relevant to the presence of smoking cessation counselling (SCC) training in the curriculum.A second short survey: Assessing Medical Students Attitudes toward Smoking Cessation Education was distributed to 100 University of Ottawa medical students to assess comfort level and perceived confidence toward addressing smoking cessation with patients. Eleven of 17 medical schools completed the administrative su...Continue Reading

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